07/31/2026
The Big Mistake Behind Renault & Nissan: Bigger Isn't Always Better
In the business world, there is a common belief that becoming larger automatically makes a company stronger. However, the story of the Renault-Nissan alliance proved the exact opposite.
Even though they were selling over 10 million vehicles a year and looked unstoppable on paper, internally the organization was trapped in operational friction:
Power Struggles: The company generating fewer revenues held full voting control over key strategic decisions.
Internal Rivalry: Engineering teams in France and Japan competed instead of collaborating, causing simple approvals to take months.
False Efficiency: They pushed massive production targets to look successful, hiding internal structural flaws.
According to research from the OECD, over 40% of organizations attempting to scale or merge without aligning their internal processes end up paralyzing their own growth.
Scaling a business without clear processes and fair governance doesn't create leverage—it just makes confusion bigger and more expensive.
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